On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 65 .572 --
Orioles 83 69 .546 4.0
Red Sox 79 73 .520 8.0
Blue Jays 68 84 .447 19.0
Tigers 51 102 .333 36.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 93 59 .612 --
White Sox 81 73 .526 13.0
Twins 75 78 .490 18.5
Brewers 75 78 .490 18.5
Royals 71 82 .464 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 84 69 .549 --
Mariners 81 70 .536 2.0
Athletics 73 80 .477 11.0
Angels 66 85 .437 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 62 .592 --
Expos 85 67 .559 5.0
Marlins 73 80 .477 17.5
Mets 68 85 .444 22.5
Phillies 62 91 .405 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 70 .542 --
Astros 78 75 .510 5.0
Cubs 74 77 .490 8.0
Reds 74 78 .487 8.5
Pirates 67 85 .441 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 66 .569 --
Padres 86 68 .558 1.5
Rockies 80 74 .519 7.5
Giants 62 91 .405 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mariano Duncan 5
1 Todd Zeile 5
3 Wade Boggs 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Cecil Fielder 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 5
1 Glenallen Hill 5
3 Todd Zeile 4
4 Eric Anthony 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Martinez 1.71
2 Chad Ogea 1.50
3 Pedro Martinez 1.29
4 Mark Clark 1.00
5 Tom Gordon 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cory Bailey 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Tim Davis 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 12
2 Pedro Martinez 9
3 Tom Gordon 7
4 Kevin Appier 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Randy Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .366
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Frank Thomas .349
4 Paul Molitor .343
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
2 Brady Anderson 46
2 Albert Belle 46
2 Andres Galarraga 46
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 142
2 Andres Galarraga 141
3 Juan Gonzalez 138
4 Dante Bichette 137
5 Rafael Palmeiro 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 74
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 53
4 Eric Young 52
5 Lance Johnson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Greg Maddux 2.76
3 Juan Guzman 2.93
4 Steve Trachsel 3.00
5 John Smoltz 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 22
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Andy Benes 17
4 Pat Hentgen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 262
2 Roger Clemens 239
3 Hideo Nomo 224
4 Pedro Martinez 219
5 Jeff Fassero 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 43
2 John Wetteland 41
3 Jeff Brantley 39
4 Roberto Hernandez 37
4 Trevor Hoffman 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Bell .500
2 Ellis Burks .477
3 Lance Johnson .436
4 Kevin Stocker .434
5 Bill Haselman .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 8
2 Ken Caminiti 6
2 Andres Galarraga 6
2 Benito Santiago 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 16
2 Bobby Bonilla 15
2 Orlando Merced 15
4 Dante Bichette 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Ellis Burks 7
4 Eric Davis 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben McDonald 1.13
2 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.16
3 Hideo Nomo 1.40
4 Paul Wilson 1.46
5 Charles Nagy 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 Hideo Nomo 3
1 Mariano Rivera 3
1 Ugueth Urbina 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 32
2 Pedro Martinez 25
2 John Smoltz 25
4 Ramon Martinez 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 6
2 Bruce Ruffin 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
4 Jaime Bluma 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .414
2 Ken Caminiti .396
3 Tony Gwynn .393
4 Mariano Duncan .384
5 Paul Molitor .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 12
2 Bobby Bonilla 11
2 Frank Thomas 11
4 Ken Caminiti 10
4 Juan Gonzalez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 32
2 Bobby Bonilla 31
2 Danny Tartabull 31
4 Dante Bichette 29
4 Andres Galarraga 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Otis Nixon 12
3 Ellis Burks 9
3 Mark Grudzielanek 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanders 1.34
2 Pedro Martinez 1.59
3 Hideo Nomo 1.75
4 Juan Guzman 1.80
5 Chuck Finley 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
3 Andy Benes 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 58
2 Kevin Appier 57
3 Roger Clemens 54
4 Curt Schilling 50
5 John Smoltz 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Mel Rojas 11
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Mike Fetters 8
3 2 others tied 8